What's that song???

[flexuality]

This is bugging me now! lol! :rolleyes:

Sol is trying to find a song that he heard a few years ago, but all he remembers is one word that is repeated in the chorus - alaya.

It's possibly an 80s song....sung by a male (could be a band with male vocals), slightly higher than average voice.

Not much to go on lol! Anyone know what song this might be??

[spoiledangel860505]

I think I can help just a give me a minute........

a minute goes by.......

Nope, not even my mom knows. I know what song your talking about but I don't know the name sorry. I'll find it eventually if someone doesn't before me.

[Fire Lotus]

When googling, I came up with 2 possiblities with just alaya to go by. One was an arabic song titled Alaya, but I don't think that's the one you had in mind.

The other didn't have alaya in the lyrics, but sounded close to it. It's an 80's song. Kyrie, by Mister Mister. (male lead singer)

Lyrics:
The wind blows hard against this mountain side
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road

My heart is old it holds my memories
My baby burns agem like flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

*CHORUS*
Kyrie Eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison
Where I'm going will you follow
Kyrie Eleison
On a highway in the light

When I was young I thought of growing old
Of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road
Or only wished what I could be



Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh

(repeat to end)

[spoiledangel860505]

.........not the song I was thinking of

[flexuality]

When googling, I came up with 2 possiblities with just alaya to go by. One was an arabic song titled Alaya, but I don't think that's the one you had in mind.

The other didn't have alaya in the lyrics, but sounded close to it. It's an 80's song. Kyrie, by Mister Mister. (male lead singer)

Lyrics:
The wind blows hard against this mountain side
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road

My heart is old it holds my memories
My baby burns agem like flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again

*CHORUS*
Kyrie Eleison
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison
Where I'm going will you follow
Kyrie Eleison
On a highway in the light

When I was young I thought of growing old
Of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road
Or only wished what I could be


Sol's at work right now, but I found a copy of that song and I have it now, so I guess we'll see if that might be the one! :)

He wasn't completely sure if they were saying "alaya" or something similar...and you're right...it does sound similar.

Will let you know if that's the one. :rolleyes:

Thanks!! :tong:

[mindfinding]

Also try......

Bombalyaaaaa, bombalya. Its a spanish tune. Great song, bombalya. I think thats how it sounds.

[Fire Lotus]

Sol's at work right now, but I found a copy of that song and I have it now, so I guess we'll see if that might be the one! :)

He wasn't completely sure if they were saying "alaya" or something similar...and you're right...it does sound similar.

Will let you know if that's the one. :rolleyes:

Thanks!! :tong:
If that is it, glad I could help. :)

[12voltman59]

I am willing to bet that the song Sol is thinking of is Steve Earle's "John Walker's Blues" from the CD "Jerusalem"--the song was about the young American man who had converted to Islam and was caught by US troops in Afghanistan then tried and convicted as an "enemy combatant" and sentenced to life in prison.

The reframe of the song goes: "A shandu, la liaha llla Allah, There is no God But God!"

[Herbwoman39]

Could it be Desert Rose by Sting? Here are the lyrics:

Ley leye ley leyee oh oh wow wow..
Hai beeno belep beeno
Venenha vesanowa ah dola dola dolati
Venenha vesanowa ah dola dola dolati
Venenha vesanowaa..
Ah me pasandi
I dream of rain ley le le..
Vesonowaa
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain a ley le le..
Vesonowaa…
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire aye aye..
Oh oh eh
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames leye leye
Oh oh oh
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
This desert rose leye leye
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower leye leye
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
And now she turns leye leye
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns leye leye
I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain leye leye
Oh oh oh
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain leye leye
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain leye leye
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes, this rare perfume Is the sweet intoxication of her love…
Oh mona mona mona mona mona oh....
I dream of rain ley leye
Venoha vesonowa ah no da
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain ley leye
Vesonowaa..
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
Sweet desert rose leye leye
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower ley leye,
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose leye leye
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower,
this rare perfurme Is the sweet intoxication of the fall
Yoo..
Reliya tho reliya...

[12voltman59]

That's a good possibility Herbwoman

[darkeyes]

Could it be Desert Rose by Sting? Here are the lyrics:

Ley leye ley leyee oh oh wow wow..
Hai beeno belep beeno
Venenha vesanowa ah dola dola dolati
Venenha vesanowa ah dola dola dolati
Venenha vesanowaa..
Ah me pasandi
I dream of rain ley le le..
Vesonowaa
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain a ley le le..
Vesonowaa…
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire aye aye..
Oh oh eh
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames leye leye
Oh oh oh
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
This desert rose leye leye
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower leye leye
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
And now she turns leye leye
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns leye leye
I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain leye leye
Oh oh oh
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain leye leye
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain leye leye
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes, this rare perfume Is the sweet intoxication of her love…
Oh mona mona mona mona mona oh....
I dream of rain ley leye
Venoha vesonowa ah no da
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain ley leye
Vesonowaa..
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
Sweet desert rose leye leye
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower ley leye,
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose leye leye
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower,
this rare perfurme Is the sweet intoxication of the fall
Yoo..
Reliya tho reliya...hasta be...she is 'is missus... nuthin else is close

[Herbwoman39]

LOL! When I saw the word that Sol remembered I could hear the song in my head. I hope that's it.

[Fire Lotus]

Could it be Desert Rose by Sting? Here are the lyrics:

Ley leye ley leyee oh oh wow wow..
Hai beeno belep beeno
Venenha vesanowa ah dola dola dolati
Venenha vesanowa ah dola dola dolati
Venenha vesanowaa..
Ah me pasandi
I dream of rain ley le le..
Vesonowaa
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain a ley le le..
Vesonowaa…
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of fire aye aye..
Oh oh eh
Those dreams are tied to a horse that will never tire
And in the flames leye leye
Oh oh oh
Her shadows play in the shape of a man's desire
This desert rose leye leye
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower leye leye
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
And now she turns leye leye
This way she moves in the logic of all my dreams
This fire burns leye leye
I realize that nothing's as it seems
I dream of rain leye leye
Oh oh oh
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain leye leye
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
I dream of rain leye leye
I lift my gaze to empty skies above
I close my eyes, this rare perfume Is the sweet intoxication of her love…
Oh mona mona mona mona mona oh....
I dream of rain ley leye
Venoha vesonowa ah no da
I dream of gardens in the desert sand
I wake in pain ley leye
Vesonowaa..
I dream of love as time runs through my hand
Sweet desert rose leye leye
Each of her veils, a secret promise
This desert flower ley leye,
No sweet perfume ever tortured me more than this
Sweet desert rose leye leye
This memory of Eden haunts us all
This desert flower,
this rare perfurme Is the sweet intoxication of the fall
Yoo..
Reliya tho reliya...

Great guess. I thought of this one too, but it's not an 80's song like Flex said, so ! ruled it out.

[arana]

Probably not the right song but the only one I can think of that sounds like that is Ah Leah by Donnie Iris:

Yeah, it's been a long, long time.
Such a site, you're lookin' better than a body has a right to.
Don't you know we're playin' with the fire?
But we can stop this burnin' desire, Leah!

Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Is it ever gonna end?
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah!

I see your lips and I wonder who's been kissin' them.
I never knew how badly I was missin' them.
We both know we're never going to make it,
but when we touch, we never have to fake it, Leah!

Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Is it ever gonna end?
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! We ain't learned our lesson yet!

Baby, it's no good. We're just askin' for trouble.
I can touch you, but I don't know how to love you.
It ain't no use! We'er headed for disaster.
Our minds said, "No!" But our hearts were talkin' faster, Leah!

Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Leah, Leah, Leah!
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!

Ah! Leah, Leah, Leah!
Ah! Leah! We're never, ever, ever gonna make it yeah!
Ah! Leah!
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!

[Devils Advocate]

Is this the one?

Donnie Iris

Ah! Leah!

Yeah, it's been a long, long time.
Such a site, you're lookin' better than a body has a right to.
Don't you know we're playin' with the fire?
But we can stop this burnin' desire, Leah!

Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Is it ever gonna end?
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah!

I see your lips and I wonder who's been kissin' them.
I never knew how badly I was missin' them.
We both know we're never going to make it,
but when we touch, we never have to fake it, Leah!

Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Is it ever gonna end?
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! We ain't learned our lesson yet!

Baby, it's no good. We're just askin' for trouble.
I can touch you, but I don't know how to love you.
It ain't no use! We'er headed for disaster.
Our minds said, "No!" But our hearts were talkin' faster, Leah!

Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!
Ah! Leah! Leah, Leah, Leah!
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!

Ah! Leah, Leah, Leah!
Ah! Leah! We're never, ever, ever gonna make it yeah!
Ah! Leah!
Ah! Leah! Here we go again!

[darkeyes]

Chattin wiv Ally she has 1 in er head an now she has it in mine..an neither of us can think of who the artist is or wot the song is...me wos thinkin of Layla by Eric Clapton at 1 stage, but cant say his voice is higher than average, but it dus hav a repetitive chorus an its close...Its Layla me wos thinkin bout wen me posted earler...teach me 2 not read all of peeps posts!! Ditsy!!!

[Fire Lotus]

Chattin wiv Ally she has 1 in er head an now she has it in mine..an neither of us can think of who the artist is or wot the song is...me wos thinkin of Layla by Eric Clapton at 1 stage, but cant say his voice is higher than average, but it dus hav a repetitive chorus an its close...Its Layla me wos thinkin bout wen me posted earler...teach me 2 not read all of peeps posts!! Ditsy!!!

When Clapton sang it while in Derek & the Dominos, his voice reached somewhat high pitches in some parts of the song, so it's not impossible.

[flexuality]

So far it's not the Mister Mister one....not the spanish one and not the John Walker one.

He says it's definately in english....it's a rock song....and it's something he heard prior to the year 2000. (so I guess it doesn't necessarily have to be an 80s song.....) and he heard it on the radio....

men....geeesh lol! :rolleyes:

I'm gonna see if I can locate the other songs mentioned here...thanx! And keep the suggestions coming!

[arana]

So far it's not the Mister Mister one....not the spanish one and not the John Walker one.

He says it's definately in english....it's a rock song....and it's something he heard prior to the year 2000. (so I guess it doesn't necessarily have to be an 80s song.....) and he heard it on the radio....

men....geeesh lol! :rolleyes:

I'm gonna see if I can locate the other songs mentioned here...thanx! And keep the suggestions coming!
OH I know the song you mean now!!! NOT!!!!! lol Flex would you please bop Sol for us? lol :tong:

[flexuality]

OH I know the song you mean now!!! NOT!!!!! lol Flex would you please bop Sol for us? lol :tong:

LOL!!

consider him bopped! and wapped lol!! :bigrin:

I know...it drives me buggy sometimes lol! He'll start talking about a song he heard.....somewhere....sometime.....can't remember the words....or the tune....except for a clue or two....

and then it drives me nuts to not know! :eek: It becomes my mission to figure it out!!

Thing is....I've always managed to figure out the songs he goes on about...it probably appeals to my stubborness lol! (I did NOT say that lol!)

I think he does it on purpose....hmmm....lol!! that'll mean EXTRA wappin!! LOL! :bigrin:

[flexuality]

BTW...he LIKES me to wap him! :bigrin:

[Solomon]

Donny Iris is it!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :cool: :bounce: THANKS!!!!! that song sounds AWSOME with great sound system!!!!!

'course the bops could be used as base.... lol!!! :bigrin:

[12voltman59]

Glad you finally figured it out--I guess I did not catch the part that you thought it was a song from way back--the song I mentioned came out after 9/11.

Enjoy your music Sol!

[Tommy2020]

Oh God...
I'm so happy that THIS THREAD IS ENDED....

I have been walking around ALL day humming (cause I don't know the words) and whistling with an occasional spoken, "ALAYA", and people are askin me if I am okay. I am lookin at them with this embarrased look on my face and trying to explain that I am trying to remember a song, and no I don't know the tune, and NO I don't remember the lyrics and if I did would I just be humming.... !!!!!

So thank all of you that contributed and now I also know the words but I still can't remember the tune. Would all who contributed the RIGHT information please, please include the tune notes with your next posting?

Thanks and I appreciate your keeping me out of the 'funny farm' and returning me to my rightful place among my co-workers.

Thankfully,
Tommy2020
:love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

(it's a joke son...)

[lilbitsva]

I don't have any idea i hate when that happens when you get a song stuck in your head and then you dont' know what it is and you can only think of a few of the words. sucks really bad lil bit

[flexuality]

Oh God...
I'm so happy that THIS THREAD IS ENDED....

I have been walking around ALL day humming (cause I don't know the words) and whistling with an occasional spoken, "ALAYA", and people are askin me if I am okay. I am lookin at them with this embarrased look on my face and trying to explain that I am trying to remember a song, and no I don't know the tune, and NO I don't remember the lyrics and if I did would I just be humming.... !!!!!

So thank all of you that contributed and now I also know the words but I still can't remember the tune. Would all who contributed the RIGHT information please, please include the tune notes with your next posting?

Thanks and I appreciate your keeping me out of the 'funny farm' and returning me to my rightful place among my co-workers.

Thankfully,
Tommy2020
:love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love: :love:

(it's a joke son...)

LMAO!!!!! :bigrin: :tong: :bigrin:

[flexuality]

http://www.amazon.ca/Best-Donnie-Iris/dp/B00005O553/ref=sr_1_1/702-3550556-3108807?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1176969244&sr=1-1

That's for you Tommy! hehehehe!!! :bigrin: